Advertisement'The Godfather' bridged old and new Hollywood to save American moviegoing08:02Download AudioResumeMarch 11, 2022Bob MondellofacebookEmailMarlon Brando in the film The Godfather (1972). Producers worried that at 47 he was difficult, and past his prime, but he won (and then declined) an Oscar for Best Actor. (Allstar Picture Library/Alamy Stock Photo)